Mmmm...Lantern Moon needles...

Sweater Grrrl
Eeeeeeh-

Back at work today. Feeling somewhat better. Evidently, all of Fresno is hacking up a lung- they were out of Airborne at Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walgreens! So I got some “Emer’gen-C” packets, which are supposedly about the same. I cannot help noticing that they are more fiscally responsible- Airborne is around 6 bucks for 10 tablets, and this stuff is about 9 bucks for 36 packets. Let’s hope they work! I do feel more energetic since downing the first packet in a cup of water.

On a side note- they have a “lite” version of Emer’gen-C. Considering that each packet only has 20 calories apiece…Why on earth do they need to make a “lite” version?! Granted, evidently Lindsay Lohan lives on the stuff. Which sort of makes me not want to drink it anymore.

Our culture is just weird.

Anyway, I just got the first part of my last Christmas gift sent to me! A whole ton of Lantern Moon Ebony needles. They are even the long ones, which I was not expecting. Somebody out there must love me.J The delivery totally made my day- these needles are gorgeous, I have been fiending for them ever since I first glimpsed them in Meg’s shop. And there’s evidently more to come! I am fighting to keep doing work- I want to keep taking them out of their box and gazing at them lovingly.

In other knitting related news- the baby hat has now been promised, and it’s looking like I am going to need to make a few more. I’m considering making a few more that look like fruit- for instance, a red hat with little yellow beads or sequins and a “strawberry stem” top. Oh, and I am going to the doctor today, so Pearl will get her shawl. Stitch N’ Bitch is coming up on Thursday, and I’m so nervous! But I think we’ll have a good turnout. I just need to remember to swing by the City Café and stick a sign on the door to “forward” people to the right place.

I have been knitting nonstop since I got sick. My one outing was to Barnes and Noble to pick up some knitting mags, and I managed to find knit.1, the new magazine from Vogue and Lion Yarns, among some others. I think I am going to review it for the website. There were definitely some patterns in there that I liked but…all they use is Lion Brand yarn. So if you are a fiber snob, it probably won’t be for you- then again, they do have a sort of “conversion” chart in the back that would come in handy if you wanted to use natural fibers. I am trying out a cute dog sweater pattern that was in there- except I am going to try to make the dog’s name in chain stitch rather than “dog”, which was pictured. I figured the dog and owner wouldn’t mind the washability of acrylic yarn! I have to admit, it’s harder to do than I expected- However, I am learning a lot as I go.

I also went on a jaunt to Michael’s to pick up some Lion Homespun for the dog sweater and a row counter for the Ultimate Sweater Machine and while I was there, I saw something that looked exactly like Berroco Furz. Except- cheaper?! I picked it up and squooshed it around, even, and it looked great, and the colors were good. I guess this is a sort of “trickle-down” effect. I was amazed.